Inspiring and Embedding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Cyber Security with Dr. Amelia Estwick, VMware

In this episode, cultivating inclusion, equity, inclusion and belonging within the Cyber Security sector is centre stage - with implications for tech and business more broadly too. We explore the challenges across role model visibility, drop off in STEM skills uptake, the pandemic impact and overarching all, changing the narrative on what a career in Cyber Security looks like! To do this I am delighted to be joined by Dr. Amelia Estwick, Director of Threat at Research at VMware. We aim shine a light on the tools, culture, skills, role models and Tech For Good projects making a difference – and hope this will inspire the curiosity and confidence to get involved, or potentially to start an initiative of your own too! It's a critical conversation - and we would love your thoughts on the episode too - thanks for listening!Sally, Amelia and the #TTT TeamPlease join us on Twitter to continue the conversation! @techradiotttToday’s guest Amelia on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/drameliaestwick/And our host Prof. Sally Eaves on Twitter @sallyeavesAnd LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-eaves Further we are delighted to share links to the projects and initiatives mentioned in this episode below: Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) - https://www.wicys.org/The WiCyS initiative Amelia developed and launched: https://www.wicys.org/initiatives/veteran-assistance/Amelia is senior advisor for the local regional chapter: www.wiscysmidatlantic.orgCybersecurity Education Diversity Initiative (CEDI) that Amelia co-chairs - https://www.fordham.edu/info/30430/cybersecurity_education_diversity_initiative_cedi/Supporting Minority Serving Institutions in building, growing, and sustaining cybersecurity educational offerings - these are the specific non-profits mentioned:Brown Girls in Tech/Brown Girls Code - https://www.browngirlscode.org/Mission Launch (support for returning citizens) - https://www.mission-launch.org/

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Bringing you the latest news, views and experiences in Technology, Talent and Transformational change hosted by CTO, Author and leading Tech For Good advocate Prof. Sally Eaves @sallyeaves. With weekly episodes and an inspiring diversity of guests from some of the most pioneering organisations, projects and people of our time, this is Your engaging space to learn from C-Suite to Student, CIO to Academic and Enterprise to SME. Our shows focus on the latest innovations in emergent technology integration across Cloud Computing, 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Robotics, Machine Learning, IoT, IIoT, Data Governance and much more. And they cover a range of sectors and themes, from healthcare to fintech, to inclusion and diversity in tech, to education, sustainability, space and beyond! The aim is always to bring real use cases to life, address the challenges and opportunities, and invite you the audience in (more on that during the shows!) and bringing to the fore technology as a force for digital transformation for business – and as a force for digital transformation for society too. We hope this helps to inspire, create and sustain positive change and collaboration, enabled by the technology, education and skills confidence to act. And we invite you to join the conversation, discover tomorrow’s tech today and meet the people behind the tech. Thanks for listening! Sally and The Tomorrow’s Tech Today team